Setting Up Out of Office Reply for EMail to Distribution Group

[Alisongo]

Hi, folks!
Is it possible to set up a rule that, when applied, will activate when an
incoming email is sent to a distribution group, and will tell the email
server to send a pre-determined reply email to the sender with specific
content? I'm trying to essentially set up an Out of Office Reply that
activates when an email is sent to a distribution group, rather than to me,
personally. I was hoping I could do this with a rule, and have been trying,
but can't seen to get it to work. Can you help? Thanks in advance!

 

[dlw]

rules and alerts / new rule / start with blank rule / check messages when
they arrive
then check- Sent to people or a distribution list

 

[Alisongo]

Yes, I did that. But when I tried to set up the action in response, I chose
"have server reply using a specific message" and then customized the message.
However, I can't find where I tell the server to send the message to the
sender of the original email. And that's why it's not working.

 

[dlw]

Reply means just that, reply to the sender of the original email, you don't
have to specify that address.

 

[Alisongo]

It's not working. I've set it up and tested repeatedly, and the sender is
not receiving the reply from the server.